Sonic Classic

jman2050 · Apr 17, 2008

Hez said:

Sir Euan said:

Hez said:

Sir Euan said:

Hez said:

what's funnier is that your sprite is an edit of a sprite I made years ago in some flame how-to....buit I don't give a rats ass XD
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Actually my sprites were made in TGF by animating separate body parts (head, legs, body etc) and overlaying them onto of each other and taking screens of those. The parts where a mix of recoloured sonic 2/3 and 2beta sprites and custom ones, the sonic 2 sprites came from Cinossu's library of sonic sprites on sfghq and the sonic 3 sprites came from a sprite sheet on the same page. for the s2beta swirly run I just ripped it myself with gens and then added 4 extra frames to make it smoother just using the legs with the other body parts I made. So I don't know what you mean by me basing it on your work.

Anyways, you game is shaping up rather nicely! I really like the look of the labyrinth style zone and your final level has a nice metallic madness vibe about it.
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They're probably just coincidently similar, I didn't care either way if you did or didn't, I was more or less just being a smart ass. =P

I might also add that I have a doomsday level in the beginning, but someone (Biofrost I believe) told me on AIM that your game has one as well. I didn't know if you're the type that hates steeling ideas or what not, so I figured I'd either ask permission if I can use the idea, or just delete it. Either way I'm fine. After looking at your screen shots though, your levels look amazing as well!

Puto said:

"Turn off" option pls.
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Is a turn off option really needed? It doesn't affect gameplay at all. Unless the counter really does bother people?

Also, I could just remove the random monitors all together? Or at least remove the possibility of it being a 10 ring.

EDIT: Also, since I've been getting bad comments about the pallet of luster lake...

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/HezMan2000/temp-1.png
Suggestions? Two possible pallet changes.
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haha no worries about doomsday. sega themselves rehashed it enough times. We use it at the start of the game to start the story off from the end of s3k. id hardly say it was stealing! considering it's a remake =P. Your game is one of the few fangames that looks like a fun game to play so props to you, can't wait for a demo! You have captured a mix of sonic2 and cd perfectly in my eyes.

There's so much emphasis put on having a perfect engine that people forget about other things. Say what you want but Sonic was always about style as well. You can have the perfect engine but if you don't capture the style or attitude of the games then it won't feel like a sonic game. I know people have mentioned stuff like the imperfect collisions in your engine, sxg is just the same =P, but your game actually looks like a sonic game and that makes all the difference. Sonic Classic will rock.

OH and the bottom pallete with the purple is the best, purple is the complemantary colour for gold/orange so it works!
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Fuck em, It's not like the collision is life threatening! Our games will live long!

Oh...and purple it is =P
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I'd suggest you lend proper attention to making sure your engine is good, otherwise all the graphical know-how in the world won't save it. Don't be lumped in with all the other Sonic fangame rejects.

Puto · Apr 17, 2008

Oh, and a "Turn off" option really IS needed, IMO. The remaining-rings counter annoys me as all hell, plz to be adding an option for removing it.

Biofrost · Apr 17, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x64Cnz1TKVU

Same level but with better fps, also it has no sound, fraps won't work with it for some reason and Snag It is not recording sound for some reason.

Puto · Apr 17, 2008

I think if you made the camera not move more than 16 pixels per frame it'd feel closer to the real thing, rather than always having sonic on the center no matter what.

Biofrost · Apr 17, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npw9l0_oC_w

Ice Caverns, unlike the first video Hez posted , this is the full first act. Again it has no sound for snag It is acting up.

Puto · Apr 17, 2008

What's with the ridiculously obvious background swap?

Biofrost · Apr 17, 2008

Puto said:

What's with the ridiculously obvious background swap?
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Well it is a WIP, but it is the underground section of the level. If you follow the lower path in the level you enter through a loop so it is not as obvious.

Hidden Palace Protector · Apr 17, 2008

Hez, this is looking stupidly awesome. I love the look you've gave and where the project is heading.
A small review:
Hazel Hills. Classic, still nice art

Ice Caverns. Amongst the best on your bunch, I specially like the underground parts

Luster Lake is FUCKING GREAT. I thought I'd never be able to see good water level hacks again.

Dusty Hills. Not bad, yet not appealing. Perhaps kicking something new might make it better, or some custom art, like in most of your other levels

Mystic Mines. Looking cool so far. No comments.

Music Mania. I'm really up to see what can you come up with! Try it not to be a Sonata bloody clone =P

Robot Rave. Wow, finally that fat ass bald dude built a cool fortress! :shocked:

And about the questions, if you still need opinions

- HUD: Make it like this <if possible> number of rings on hand/number of rings collected/total rings (includes superring boxes) AND at the end of score tally, give 25000 if all rings were picked or 50000 if all of them are in your hands :D

- Mystic Mines art: Try doing what drex suggested you

And about bosses, maybe later. Perhaps something comes to my burnt mind tomorrow.
One more thing: DOWNLOAD LINK PLZ

muteKi · Apr 17, 2008

Sonic seems a bit heavy in those videos.

Hez · Apr 17, 2008

Puto said:

What's with the ridiculously obvious background swap?
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He happened to go through the part of the level that isn't finished. If you go through the proper places (the actual finished part of the level) theres a background before it (kind of like EHZ's brown glowy background part) so its not noticeable.

also...OMG BETA FOOTAGE

Chimpo · Apr 17, 2008

Game has the style, but it plays like shit from the videos.

Cinossu · Apr 18, 2008

Right, lots of split about engine drama, I apologise if I split too much, but I am new to split lol :U

Remember, it's just a fangame. Don't expect miracles.

Soselocke · Apr 27, 2008

I'm a little confused... are all the levels going to have new bosses or is it going to be a mix-up of old and new? I mean, I'd be all up for some new, intriguing boss fights instead of the tired, predictable ones... perhaps I could contribute some ideas if permitted? I don't really have any hacking skills or anything but I'd at least like to take a shot at helping a project somehow, despite how little the part may be.

Looki · Feb 22, 2009

Sorry for digging an old thread up but.. any news on this? Just wondering, you haven't posted anything about it for half a year now.

Hez · Feb 28, 2009

Looki said:

Sorry for digging an old thread up but.. any news on this? Just wondering, you haven't posted anything about it for half a year now.
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I had to quit for a while for school, but I'm working on it again now. I am redrawing a lot of graphics to make it look better now. I suppose I could release screen shots of it since its mostly reworked, but I was planning on waiting until it was near 90% done. Now that I've decided to rework the graphics its only near 40%.

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